Anti-rezoning protestors crashed a public forum last week on Bushwick rezoning plans (open space planning). The forum reviewed two conflicting plans, one set forth by Mayor Bill di Blasio’s office, and the other in plans released by the Department of City Planning. The three neighborhoods currently set for rezoning are Bushwick, Gowanus and Southern Boulevard.
Originally reported by City Limits, the protestors’ chief concern is that the rezoning would increase rents and displacement of families of color.
Briefly interrupted by protesters against the Bushwick rezoning. @ReynosoBrooklyn says afterwards that they’re rightly anxious over a history of rezonings that have pushed out residents. Says we should have comprehensive planning - city isn’t bold enough to change the system
— Elana Ehrenberg (@elanaehrenberg) November 26, 2019
Councilmembers Antonio Reynoso and Rafael Espinal, who represent different parts of North Brooklyn, endorse the Bushwick Community Plan, which sets itself apart from the City’s Proposal with specific demands for increased capital investment in academic institutions and open spaces, along with considerations for new manufacturing districts.
Cover photo courtesy of Erik Kantar.
